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A Paint Township police officer was injured while chasing a suspect in Shade Township Wednesday. Paint Township police Chief Rick Skiles said that Sgt. Chris Swartz was treated at Windber Medical Center and released. Swartz tripped and fell, separating his shoulder. Skiles said a Cambria County constable received information that an individual they were looking for, Scott Dusack, was in the Cairnbrook area of Shade Township. The constable asked for assistance from police.

More than 250 years ago a group of men dressed in heavy wool despite the summer heat began opening a path through Somerset County that would help shape the future of not only the region, but - to some degree - the nation as a whole. Brig. Gen. John Forbes set out in 1758 from Carlisle with a crisis on his hands. The French and Indian War had left settlers scrambling for the shelter of a handful of forts with homes burning behind them - and in some cases dead or missing loved ones.

After shattering multiple discs in his back during a major car accident in 2002, Joe Manges knew his roofing days were over. The 53-year-old Central City native adopted a new motto and business slogan: "Knives - what else is there?" And his little cutlery-peddling enterprise, he said, has found surprising success. "Hunters and fishermen, they've got to have their knives," he said. "I do real good. " Manges is the proud owner of J & B Knives, a little homegrown business he hopes to someday hand down to his young nephew, Billy Torquato.

The Shade Lions Club has selected Matthew Burket, a senior at Shade-Central City High School, as the April Student of the Month. Burket is the son of Melvin and Susan Burket of Cairnbrook. He is vice president of the National Honor Society, member of student council, Shade band manager and a member of the Shade high school chorus. Burket was chairman of Shade's Homecoming 2011. He attended HOBY and enjoys helping other students with their studies. He volunteered at the Shade-Central City Historical Society museum for four years.

The Shade Township supervisors passed new regulations for those building or renovating homes within the municipality's flood zones. According to Chairman John Topka, the rules are required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He said all municipalities in Pennsylvania have to adopt the ordinance by Sept. 12. The rules impact what materials can be used to build or repair a home. For example, Topka said, walls must be water resistant and windows have to sustain a certain amount of pressure.

Blasting near the Marquise No. 4 Mine apparently did not cause a breach that flooded roads and a bridge in Shade Township and Hooversville on Wednesday. "The belief is that the water was trapped in a coal seam above the seam where the blasting took place," John Poister, spokesman for the DEP's southwestern office in Pittsburgh, said in a telephone interview. "The actual breach was 200 feet behind where the blast took place. The water was trapped in an old mine. Fortunately, there were no miners in the Marquise mine.

Emergency crews were called to a mining-related blowout Wednesday afternoon in Shade Township near the Hooversville Borough line. At 2:32 p.m. Somerset County Control was notified that blasting activity caused flooding near Hooversville, particularly in the vicinity of West Baker Whitley Road and Shade Street. Reports from the scene indicate the blasting fractured a 30-year-old deep mine, releasing a large amount of water. Officials were particularly concerned about residents living along West Baker Whitley Road who were in the path of the flooding.

It's only a month into the new year, but Shade Township supervisors are already discussing the unspeakable. Revenue for the once-ample landfill fund continues to trickle in, Chairman John Topka said. And tax increases in the coming years may be the only way to keep pace with inflated operating costs. "We know what we're going to have to do," he said. "It's just a matter of when. " According to Topka, the township received approximately $200,000 in revenue from the Shade Landfill during the past year.

A local man was arrested Monday evening after breaking into a vacant store along Main Street in Central City. Paint Township police said Kevin M. Calverley, 23, Ash Street, Central City, broke glass to enter the former Jack's Super Market at approximately 6:45 p.m. Monday. A witness reported the incident. "It appeared he was stealing copper, brass fittings and things of that nature," Paint Township police Chief Rick Skiles said. Calverley was arrested after Paint Township police Sgt. Ed Porada sent in Dax, the department's canine.

Shade Township supervisors are seeking state reimbursement for costs associated with heavy flooding Sept. 9. The supervisors formally voted in November to apply for funds through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. Chairman John Topka said employees' overtime hours, equipment, materials and contracted labor are all eligible for reimbursement. He did not say how much money they are expecting. Shade Township was one of the many municipalities across Pennsylvania that experienced severe water damage from floods in September.